redundant
English
Etymology
From Latin redundans, present participle of redundare (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undo (“I surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/
Audio (AU) (file)
Adjective
redundant (comparative more redundant, superlative most redundant)
- Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
- 2020 December 16, “Network News: "Robust case" for Fawley branch reopening”, in Rail, page 14:
- A key driver has been the approval of a new housing and employment development called Fawley Waterside, with 1,500 homes planned on the site of a redundant power station on the edge of Southampton Water.
- 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Network Rail Community Award: Saltash and Stow”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58:
- Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station building after it had become very decrepit and 'an eyesore' - such that it was nearly pulled down to make way for housing.
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- (of words, writing, etc) Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
- (chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
- Four employees were made redundant.
- Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
- 2013, Tom Denton, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 142:
- The two lines are mainly used for redundant and therefore fault-tolerant message transmission, but they can also transmit different messages.
- 2013, Tom Denton, Automobile Electrical and Electronic Systems, page 142:
Synonyms
- (dismissed from employment): surplus to requirements
Antonyms
- non-redundant
Derived terms
- redundantly
- redundundant
Related terms
- redound
- redundance
- redundancy
Translations
superfluous
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needlessly wordy
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Further reading
- redundant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- redundant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- redundant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin redundans.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /rə.dunˈdant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /rə.dunˈdan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.dunˈdant/
Adjective
redundant (masculine and feminine plural redundants)
- redundant
Derived terms
- redundantment
Related terms
- redundància
- redundar
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁedʊnˈdant/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Audio (Austria) (file)
Adjective
redundant (strong nominative masculine singular redundanter, comparative redundanter, superlative am redundantesten)
- redundant
- Synonym: überzählig
Declension
Positive forms of redundant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist redundant | sie ist redundant | es ist redundant | sie sind redundant | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | redundanter | redundante | redundantes | redundante |
genitive | redundanten | redundanter | redundanten | redundanter | |
dative | redundantem | redundanter | redundantem | redundanten | |
accusative | redundanten | redundante | redundantes | redundante | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der redundante | die redundante | das redundante | die redundanten |
genitive | des redundanten | der redundanten | des redundanten | der redundanten | |
dative | dem redundanten | der redundanten | dem redundanten | den redundanten | |
accusative | den redundanten | die redundante | das redundante | die redundanten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein redundanter | eine redundante | ein redundantes | (keine) redundanten |
genitive | eines redundanten | einer redundanten | eines redundanten | (keiner) redundanten | |
dative | einem redundanten | einer redundanten | einem redundanten | (keinen) redundanten | |
accusative | einen redundanten | eine redundante | ein redundantes | (keine) redundanten |
Comparative forms of redundant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist redundanter | sie ist redundanter | es ist redundanter | sie sind redundanter | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | redundanterer | redundantere | redundanteres | redundantere |
genitive | redundanteren | redundanterer | redundanteren | redundanterer | |
dative | redundanterem | redundanterer | redundanterem | redundanteren | |
accusative | redundanteren | redundantere | redundanteres | redundantere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der redundantere | die redundantere | das redundantere | die redundanteren |
genitive | des redundanteren | der redundanteren | des redundanteren | der redundanteren | |
dative | dem redundanteren | der redundanteren | dem redundanteren | den redundanteren | |
accusative | den redundanteren | die redundantere | das redundantere | die redundanteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein redundanterer | eine redundantere | ein redundanteres | (keine) redundanteren |
genitive | eines redundanteren | einer redundanteren | eines redundanteren | (keiner) redundanteren | |
dative | einem redundanteren | einer redundanteren | einem redundanteren | (keinen) redundanteren | |
accusative | einen redundanteren | eine redundantere | ein redundanteres | (keine) redundanteren |
Superlative forms of redundant
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am redundantesten | sie ist am redundantesten | es ist am redundantesten | sie sind am redundantesten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | redundantester | redundanteste | redundantestes | redundanteste |
genitive | redundantesten | redundantester | redundantesten | redundantester | |
dative | redundantestem | redundantester | redundantestem | redundantesten | |
accusative | redundantesten | redundanteste | redundantestes | redundanteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der redundanteste | die redundanteste | das redundanteste | die redundantesten |
genitive | des redundantesten | der redundantesten | des redundantesten | der redundantesten | |
dative | dem redundantesten | der redundantesten | dem redundantesten | den redundantesten | |
accusative | den redundantesten | die redundanteste | das redundanteste | die redundantesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein redundantester | eine redundanteste | ein redundantestes | (keine) redundantesten |
genitive | eines redundantesten | einer redundantesten | eines redundantesten | (keiner) redundantesten | |
dative | einem redundantesten | einer redundantesten | einem redundantesten | (keinen) redundantesten | |
accusative | einen redundantesten | eine redundanteste | ein redundantestes | (keine) redundantesten |
Related terms
- Redundanz
Further reading
- “redundant” in Duden online
- “redundant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
redundant
- third-person plural present active indicative of redundō
Romanian
Alternative forms
- redondant
Etymology
Borrowed from English redundant and French redondant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /re.dunˈdant/
Adjective
redundant m or n (feminine singular redundantă, masculine plural redundanți, feminine and neuter plural redundante)
- redundant
Declension
Declension of redundant
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | redundant | redundantă | redundanți | redundante | ||
definite | redundantul | redundanta | redundanții | redundantele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | redundant | redundante | redundanți | redundante | ||
definite | redundantului | redundantei | redundanților | redundantelor |
Related terms
- redondanță